Necromancer: I Am A Disaster

Chapter 240: There Are No Perfect Monsters; Looking For A Weakness

The Succubus Queen used the black gem to open a spatial channel, in order to send the lord rank Demon. It was evident that the Succubus Queen must have selected the Demon with great care.

The Crimson Moon Demon's attributes weren't particularly high, and it only possessed one skill—Unlimited Spikes, a group offensive skill that locked onto its targets, making evasion impossible.

Its offensive power wasn't exceptionally high, its strength attribute 70,000 points lower than that of the Earth Evil Centipede. Its total attributes reached 270,000 points, slightly lower than that of the Soul Devour Insect King.

Although the Crimson Moon Demon wasn't quite a match for the boss Devour Insect King in terms of total attributes, but it was more peculiar.

Mo Yun spoke in a serious tone, "Lord rank Demons are elites among Abyssal Demons, and there aren't many of them in the Abyss. They are equivalent to lord rank bosses. The barrier has merged with the Crimson Moon Demon. If we can't kill it, we won't be able to escape."

Lin Moyu understood the implication of Mo Yun's words.

The Crimson Moon Demon had completely merged with the ground, constantly launching attacks, making him feel at a loss as to where to start. However, with this alone, killing him won't be that easy.

"Let's give it a try."

The two skeletons swiftly ran to the edge of the barrier, enduring the Crimson Moon Demon's attacks. Even at the edge, the attacks didn't cease. The entire barrier was within the Crimson Moon Demon's range.

Lin Moyu promptly collected the Skeletal Warriors to avoid unnecessary losses.

Suddenly, a large swathe of black light descended from above. The black light, containing the Abyss's power, rained down as if swords. Unfortunately, it wasn't very accurate, and most of it missed.

The Demons in the air weren't idle. They launched attacks from high in the air, from beyond Lin Moyu's range. They were clearly afraid of him and thus stayed high in the air.

Consequently, their attacks came with low accuracy. If they hit, great. If they didn't, no skin off their back.

With the Crimson Moon Demon attacking from below and the high-level Demons harassing from above, Lin Moyu and Mo Yun fond themselves besieged.

"These guys are really annoying. We need to find a way to bring them down." Lin Moyu spoke in a quiet voice.

Mo Yun uttered in reply, "My summon has a skill that can create a flight restriction effect for a short period. But the duration is short, only 30 seconds, and the cooldown is 10 minutes and the range isn't large. If they are on their guard..."

Mo Yun's implication was clear: this skill had only one chance of succeeding. It had to catch the enemy off guard to maximize its impact.

30 seconds... Lin Moyu considered it for a moment. It should be enough.

"Wait for my sign, then use it." Lin Moyu said in a low voice. It wasn't time yet.

"Alright." Mo Yun nodded, ready for action.

Meanwhile, the Crimson Moon Demon, merged with the ground, continued its relentless assault. Lin Moyu couldn't think of a countermeasure at the moment and had to resort to experimentation—a red light flashed.

Skill: Slow Curse!

A faint hum sounded. In an instant, the spikes slowed down. Scarlet red chain patterns appeared on the tops of the spikes.

The ground inside the barrier was covered in densely packed red chain patterns.

Lin Moyu's eyes lit up as he suddenly had a realization. It wasn't that the Scarlet Moon Demon's attacks were particularly fast or accurate, but rather that it attacked from too many points.

Therefore, no matter where he ran, there was no escaping its attacks. Additionally, every spike was affected by the curse, making it seem as if they were independent life forms.

The entire stretch of land inside the barrier had turned into the Scarlet Moon Demon's body, and Lin Moyu stood within its very body.

Lin Moyu though about it for a moment and began to gain some understanding. As he unraveled the mystery, the true nature of the Scarlet Moon Demon was gradually revealed.

Under the influence of the curse, the Scarlet Moon Demon's attacks had slowed significantly, reducing the pressure on Lin Moyu.

"Let's give this a try first."

Lin Moyu willed, and an undead legion appeared.

Skill: Legion Enhancement!

In an instant, the skeletons were strengthened by a variety of status buffs.

In the next moment, a massive amount of spikes emerged, targeting the skeletons. At the same time, the skeletons unleashed their skill, their blades glowing red as they struck the spikes.

The sounds of impact filled the air. Debris flew everywhere, accompanied by sprays of blue mucus and faint screams.

The blue mucus landed on the Skeletal Warriors, producing sizzling sounds as if boiling water poured on ice, raising thick green smoke, corroding pale gold bones, injuring the Skeletal Warriors.

The Lich General raised its stave: Legion Heal!

The wounds of the skeletons rapidly healed, but then the second wave of spikes followed.

The Skeletal Warriors counterattacked, shattering the spikes and releasing even more blue mucus, their injuries becoming more severe.

In just three seconds, after more than 10 waves of attacks, the skeletons were already drenched in the blue mucus. The blue mucus's extraordinary cohesiveness caused the damage to accumulate rapidly, outpacing the Lich General's healing ability.

The Skeletal Mages, who didn't counterattack, suffered less damage than the Skeletal Warriors despite constantly enduring the spike attacks.

Meanwhile, the Scarlet Moon Demon appeared unscathed, with no decrease in the number of red chain patterns.

Lin Moyu tried to retrieve the skeletons, but found that he couldn't, as they were covered in the blue mucus.

A seductive laugh came from above. Succubus Alice swayed her tail, saying, "We analyzed your skills. Lady Demon Queen specially selected the Scarlet Moon Demon for you. Enjoy the sensation of slowly drowning in despair."

The Scarlet Moon Demon's characteristics were a perfect counter to Lin Moyu's skeletons. No matter how many skeletons Lin Moyu summoned, they would be ineffective against the Scarlet Moon Demon.

Mo Yun looked grim, "What should we do?"

Lin Moyu, however, remained unflustered, "No rush, let's observe a bit more."

He had discovered a detail: after the undead legion appeared, the Scarlet Moon Demon's firepower had weakened, roughly by one-tenth.

Although this change was subtle, but Lin Moyu clearly felt the reduced pressure through his Bone Armor.

"It seems that the more enemies it targets, the weaker its firepower becomes."

Lin Moyu willed and summoned another undead legion. The skeletons spread out, each occupying a distinct area. Including the Lich General, there were now 301 new targets within the barrier.

The Scarlet Moon Demon unleashed its offensive at once. A large number of spikes burst out from the ground and stabbed them all at once. However, the attack power was…

"Sure enough, the power has decreased once again."

As the number of targets increased, the Crimson Moon Demon's attacks became more dispersed. The corrosive effect of the mucus began to fade, and the Crimson Moon Demon's attacks grew weaker.

The Skeletal Warriors, previously covered in mucus, finally began to recover. Thanks to the repeated healing from the Lich Generals, their injuries were swiftly healed. The situation had finally stabilized.

Lin Moyu and Mo Yun were constantly under attack and so the Bone Armor had to be repaired occasionally.

If it were before, Lin Moyu wouldn't have been able to hold on for too long.

However, after absorbing 15 Soul Crystals, his spirit force had increased by a large margin. Additionally, the Soul Gem had boosted his spirit force's recovery rate 100-fold. Furthermore, he carried a substantial amount of Earth Evil Centipede leg meat.

Lin Moyu felt confident that he could bear this for a couple of months without issue.

If he were to deploy all 10 undead legions to distribute the burden, the pressure would be further reduced, allowing him to last likely more than six months.

As for the Lich Generals... these things didn't even seem to have any concept of spirit force consumption. Lin Moyu was unsure what the Lich Generals' skills relied on, as they appeared to function without any visible expenditure.

With the immediate life-threatening danger resolved, Lin Moyu breathed a sigh of relief. Next he had to figure out how to deal with the Crimson Moon Demon.

There were no perfect monsters. Otherwise, humanity would have been finished long ago. It must have a weakness. He just hadn't figured it out yet.

Lin Moyu was in no hurry.